Tunisia head coach, George Leekens, has assured that midfielder Jamel Saihi will stay on for the Afcon despite criticisms from the leadership of his French club, Montpellier.
Leekens stressed that Saihi is a key player for the Carthage Eagles and will remain with the team for the duration of the Africa Cup of Nations if they progress to the last four.
"I can assure that Saihi will not leave the camp and he will stay till the last match for us. He is a key player in our team and we will not let him leave. We will talk with Montpellier chairman that Saihi will be back at the end of Afcon," Leekens said.
Montpellier chairman, Louis Nicollin, had been critical of losing Saihi to the Tunisian team in the middle of the French league season.
Nicollin stated that he has taken a decision not to sign on players who would take part in the Afcon in future.
"I think that, ultimately, Saihi can stay with Tunisia if he likes. I don't understand how you can leave a club for so long in the middle of the season. It could destabilise the group," Nicollin was quoted as saying by French regional daily newspaper, Midi Libre.
"In future, I won't buy anymore players who would play in the Africa Cup of Nations, that is clear."
Tunisia's Carthage Eagles face Equatorial Guinea in the quarterfinal of the Afcon, and a win will mean that the North Africans will stay on till the last day of the tournament.
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